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Affinin (Spilanthol), Isolated from Heliopsis Longipes, Induces International Journal of Molecular Sciences Article Affinin (Spilanthol), Isolated from Heliopsis longipes, Induces Vasodilation via Activation of Gasotransmitters and Prostacyclin Signaling Pathways Jesús Eduardo Castro-Ruiz 1,2, Alejandra Rojas-Molina 2, Francisco J. Luna-Vázquez 2, Fausto Rivero-Cruz 3, Teresa García-Gasca 1,* and César Ibarra-Alvarado 2,* 1 Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Campus Juriquilla, 76230 Querétaro, Qro., Mexico; [email protected] 2 Laboratorio de Investigación Química y Farmacológica de Productos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Centro Universitario, 76010 Querétaro, Qro., Mexico; [email protected] (A.R.-M.); [email protected] (F.J.L.-V.) 3 Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 México, D.F., Mexico; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] (T.G.-G.); [email protected] (C.I.-A.); Tel.: +52-442-1921-200 (ext. 5301) (T.G.-G.); +52-442-1921-200 (ext. 5527) (C.I.-A.) Academic Editor: Toshio Morikawa Received: 28 November 2016; Accepted: 13 January 2017; Published: 22 January 2017 Abstract: Heliopsis longipes roots have been widely used in Mexican traditional medicine to relieve pain, mainly, toothaches. Previous studies have shown that affinin, the major alkamide of these roots, induces potent antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities. However, the effect of H. longipes root extracts and affinin on the cardiovascular system have not been investigated so far. In the present study, we demonstrated that the dichloromethane and ethanolic extracts of H. longipes roots, and affinin, isolated from these roots, produce a concentration-dependent vasodilation of rat aorta. Affinin-induced vasorelaxation was partly dependent on the presence of endothelium and was G significantly blocked in the presence of inhibitors of NO, H2S, and CO synthesis (N -nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), DL-propargylglycine (PAG), and chromium mesoporphyrin (CrMP), respectively); K+ channel blockers (glibenclamide (Gli) and tetraethyl ammonium (TEA)), and guanylate cyclase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors (1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) and indomethacin (INDO), respectively). Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that affinin induces vasodilation by mechanisms that involve gasotransmitters, and prostacyclin signaling pathways. These findings indicate that this natural alkamide has therapeutic potential in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Keywords: Heliopsis longipes; affinin; vasodilation; rat aorta; gasotransmitters; prostacyclin 1. Introduction Heliopsis longipes (A. Gray) S. F. Blake (Asteraceae) (H. longipes) is an herbaceous plant native to Mexico, that grows particularly in the states of Querétaro, Guanajuato, and San Luis Potosí, where it is known by common names including “Chilcuague”, “Chilcuán”, “Chilmecatl”, “Aztec root”, “Golden root”, among others [1–4]. In Central Mexico, the roots of this species are widely used as a spice, home insecticide, and for the treatment of some illnesses, which include toothaches, gingival disease, and muscular pain [5–8]. When H. longipes roots come into contact with oral cavity tissues, they produce numbness and a tingling sensation of the tongue, associated with a significant increase in salivary Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 218; doi:10.3390/ijms18010218 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijms Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 218 2 of 15 flow [9,10]. The predominant bioactive molecules found in H. longipes roots are N-alkylamides or alkamides, mainly N-isobutyl-2E,6Z,8E-decatrienamide, also known as affinin or spilanthol [7,11–16]. This alkamide is not only found in H. longipes roots, it has also been identified in other plants, including Spilanthes species (Synonym: Acmella species) [17–24]. A variety of biological activities such as larvicidal (10–14 µg/mL) [25], antimicrobial (25–300 µg/mL) [4], fungistatic, and bacteriostatic (5–150 µg/mL) [8] effects have been attributed to this compound. In addition, several pharmacological studies have demonstrated that affinin displays analgesic (ED50 = 1 mg/kg intraperitoneal (i.p.) in mice) [5,16], antinociceptive (ED50 = 6.98 mg/kg per os (p.o.); ED50 = 36 ± 5 mg/kg i.p. in mice) [6,26], anti-inflammatory (90–180 µM in macrophage cell line) [18], anxiolytic (3–30 mg/kg i.p. in mice) [6], and diuretic (800 mg/kg p.o. in mice) [27] properties. Some of these pharmacological activities have been also reported for crude organic extracts of H. longipes roots [5,6,26,28–31]. Affinin has an adequate lipophilicity. An in vitro permeability test showed that this alkamide (10 µg/mL) permeates through CaCo-2 cell monolayer cultures via passive diffusion. Whereas in vivo assays demonstrated that it is able to permeate skin and oral mucosa, and subsequently reach blood circulation, and cross the blood-brain barrier in high amounts (~98%) [23,32]. Therefore, this compound might be considered a valuable potential drug candidate [13,18,23,33]. With respect to safety assessment studies, the acute toxicity of affinin was evaluated on ICR mice and the determined median lethal dose (LD50 = 113 mg/kg) was significantly higher than the doses required to elicit antinociception [6,26]. No mutagenic effects were observed by using the Ames test [6] and antimutagenic effects of affinin were observed at 25 and 50 µg/mL [10]. The cytotoxic effect of affinin was determined on human HEK293 kidney cells and the calculated mean inhibitory concentration (IC50) was 260 µg/mL, while the concentration used to observe biological effects was 100 µg/mL [27]. No cytotoxic effects of affinin, which elicits a stimulatory effect on nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages, were observed at concentrations up to 40 µg/mL [18]. Regarding the mechanism of action underlying the antinociceptive effect of affinin, Déciga-Campos et al. [26] showed that this effect might be due to activation of opiodergic, serotoninergic, and GABAergic systems, and also involves participation of the NO/cGMP/potassium channel pathway. It has been well documented that this signaling pathway plays an important role in vascular tone regulation [34–39]. This physiological process is also regulated by other gasotransmitters, such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon monoxide (CO) [40–54]. Together with gasotransmitters, vascular endothelium releases prostacyclin, which also represents a key piece in the vasodilation process [55–57]. Considering involvement of the NO/cGMP/KATP pathway in the antinociceptive effect of affinin, we hypothesized that this compound might exert a vasodilator effect via activation of gasotransmitters and prostacyclin signaling pathways. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether affinin, isolated from H. longipes roots, was capable of inducing vasodilation and to explore its mechanism of action. 2. Results 2.1. Phytochemical Study of the Dichloromethane Extract Obtained from H. longipes Roots and Isolation of Affinin Dichloromethane provided a higher yield of extract (19 g/kg roots dry weight) compared to ethanol (17 g/kg roots dry weight). Considering vasodilator potency, the dichloromethane extract was chosen to isolate the bioactive compounds. This extract (100 g) was fractionated by open column chromatography to obtain 21 fractions. Subsequent chromatography of fractions 8–17 resulted in the isolation of 28.5 g of pure affinin (Figure1). Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 218 3 of 15 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 218 3 of 15 Figure 1. Diagram of the isolation of affinin affinin from the dichloromethanedichloromethane extract of H. longipeslongipes roots.roots. AffininAffinin (Figure2 2)) waswas identifiedidentified byby comparisoncomparison withwith anan authenticauthentic samplesample andand byby comparingcomparing itsits spectroscopic datadata ((11H-NMR and 13C-NMR)C-NMR) with with those those previously previously reported reported in in the the literature literature (Table (Table 11).). High performanceperformance liquid liquid chromatography/photodiode chromatography/photodiode array array detector detector (HPLC-PDA) (HPLC-PDA) analysis analysis of affinin of revealedaffinin revealed a purity a >94%.purity >94%. 13 1 TableTable 1.1. 13C-NMR (400 MHz) and 1H-NMR (400 MHz) spectral data of affinin. affinin. H δppm C H δ C 1 ppm- 166.15 12 5.80 (1H, br d, -J = 16.0, 8.0 Hz) 124.30 166.15 2 5.80 (1H, br d, J = 16.0, 8.0 Hz) 124.30 33 6.80 6.80 (1H, (1H, dt, JJ= = 16.0,16.0, 8.0 8.0 Hz) Hz) 143.51 143.51 44 2.28 (4H,(4H, m) m) 32.20 32.20 55 2.28 (4H,(4H, m) m) 26.49 26.49 66 5.25 5.25 (1H, (1H, dt, JJ= = 10.7,10.7, 7.1 7.1 Hz) Hz) 127.73 127.73 7 5.94 (1H, dd, J = 12.0 Hz) 129.52 7 5.94 (1H, dd, J = 12.0 Hz) 129.52 8 6.25 (1H, br dd, J = 16.0, 4.0 Hz) 126.79 98 6.25 5.67 (1H, (1H, br dq, dd,J = J 16.0,= 16.0, 6.0 4.0 Hz) Hz) 126.79 130.00 109 5.67 1.76 (1H, (3H, dq, d, J J== 16.0, 6.0 Hz) 6.0 Hz) 130.00 18.39 NH10 1.76 (3H, 5.47 d, (br J = s) 6.0 Hz) 18.39 - 0 1 NH 3.13 (2H,5.47 dd, J (br= 6.0, s) 6.0 Hz)- 46.97 20 1.80 (1H, m) 28.68 30 1′ 3.130.93 (2H, (6H, dd, d, JJ == 6.0, 6.7 Hz)6.0 Hz) 46.97 20.23 40 2′ 0.93 (6H,1.80 d,(1H,J = 6.7m) Hz)28.68 18.40 Affinin was recorded in CDCl3′ 3. Integrations,0.93 (6H, multiplicity, d, J = 6.7 andHz) coupling20.23 constants of protons are shown in parentheses. 4′ 0.93 (6H, d, J = 6.7 Hz) 18.40 Affinin was recorded in CDCl3.
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